Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach...
The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open...
The American pop-star Madonna successfully adopted twin girls in Malawi, the second time that the diva has adopted Malawian children. The American pop-diva who started a...
Today we visit the Omo River valley in Ethiopia where the Hamer ethnic community lives. The Hamer ethnic group has a unique initiation ritual that involves...
In South Africa, the spotlight is on the mental health care system following the deaths of over 100 patients. Mental illness is still an issue that...
A century after Kabaka Mwanga slayed what came to be popularly known as the Uganda Martyrs, a man like no other, armed not with a gun...
Today we go all the way to the west African region, Nigeria in particular. With an estimate of over 600 ethnic groups many just know three;...
Some desperate changes are needed at the African Union for the continental body to face the future. Given the serious divisions and difficulties, will this be...
After an absence of over a decade from the continent’s premier tournament, Zimbabwe’s national team, the Warriors, returned to this year’s AFCON. Fungai Machirori looks back...
The first African to win the Google Code-in competition hosted by Google Inc. is a Cameroonian, a 17 year-old learner Nji Collins Gbah. A day after...
Since the launch of this column last October, we’ve been to almost every region on the continent. This week we are in East Africa for the...
The year 2016 was full of surprises. The biggest ones (Brexit, Trump’s election, Jammeh’s exit) were delivered via the ballot box. Democracy may yet have more...
